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Communicating linguistics with broader audiences (#LingComm25, 23, 21 conferences).
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Post #3 in the LingComm IRL series is about how doctoral candidate Lee Murray got asked by a friend to do some talks for a skeptics conference in Australia and they ended up directly changing people's minds on prescriptivism!
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October 3, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Post #3 in the LingComm IRL series is about how doctoral candidate Lee Murray got asked by a friend to do some talks for a skeptics conference in Australia and they ended up directly changing people's minds on prescriptivism!
lingcomm.org/2025/09/30/l...
lingcomm.org/2025/09/30/l...
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Post #2 in the LingComm IRL series is about how PhD student Mari-Liis Korkus got inspired by talking with people at the first @lingcomm.bsky.social conference to set up a linguistics club for high school students at home in Tartu, Estonia!
lingcomm.org/2025/08/27/l...
lingcomm.org/2025/08/27/l...
August 27, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Post #2 in the LingComm IRL series is about how PhD student Mari-Liis Korkus got inspired by talking with people at the first @lingcomm.bsky.social conference to set up a linguistics club for high school students at home in Tartu, Estonia!
lingcomm.org/2025/08/27/l...
lingcomm.org/2025/08/27/l...
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Starting a new series of interviews on the @lingcomm.bsky.social blog with people who are doing neat community collaboration linguistics projects that don't otherwise have much of a web presence
Starting with Linguistics + Girl Scouts!
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Starting with Linguistics + Girl Scouts!
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LingComm IRL with Girl Scouts – Interview with Nikole Patson
Nikole Patson is a psycholinguistics professor at the Ohio State University, who’s been doing lingcomm with Girl Scouts in Columbus, Ohio, USA. Dr Patson kindly answered our questions for thi…
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July 9, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Starting a new series of interviews on the @lingcomm.bsky.social blog with people who are doing neat community collaboration linguistics projects that don't otherwise have much of a web presence
Starting with Linguistics + Girl Scouts!
lingcomm.org/2025/07/09/l...
Starting with Linguistics + Girl Scouts!
lingcomm.org/2025/07/09/l...
World Linguistics Day is coming up on November 26th!
Have you made any plans yet to celebrate?
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Have you made any plans yet to celebrate?
lingcomm.org/2025/10/26/w...
World Linguistics Day
World Linguistics Day is November 26th: what are you doing to celebrate?
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November 15, 2025 at 1:49 AM
World Linguistics Day is coming up on November 26th!
Have you made any plans yet to celebrate?
lingcomm.org/2025/10/26/w...
Have you made any plans yet to celebrate?
lingcomm.org/2025/10/26/w...
That's a wrap for #LingComm25! And it was the biggest LingComm ever.
We'll be back next time for more panels, talks, how-tos, posters, and great chats with all the linguistic communicators.
Thanks to everyone who attended and made this conference such a success.
We'll be back next time for more panels, talks, how-tos, posters, and great chats with all the linguistic communicators.
Thanks to everyone who attended and made this conference such a success.
April 14, 2025 at 10:49 PM
That's a wrap for #LingComm25! And it was the biggest LingComm ever.
We'll be back next time for more panels, talks, how-tos, posters, and great chats with all the linguistic communicators.
Thanks to everyone who attended and made this conference such a success.
We'll be back next time for more panels, talks, how-tos, posters, and great chats with all the linguistic communicators.
Thanks to everyone who attended and made this conference such a success.
Plenary: @emilymbender.bsky.social on text extruders:
"Why are we automating that? How does it fit into the context we're trying to use it…? Who gets hurt if it goes poorly, if it puts errors? Who gets hurt if it works as intended, and who's benefiting from that being automated?
#LingComm25
"Why are we automating that? How does it fit into the context we're trying to use it…? Who gets hurt if it goes poorly, if it puts errors? Who gets hurt if it works as intended, and who's benefiting from that being automated?
#LingComm25
April 10, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Plenary: @emilymbender.bsky.social on text extruders:
"Why are we automating that? How does it fit into the context we're trying to use it…? Who gets hurt if it goes poorly, if it puts errors? Who gets hurt if it works as intended, and who's benefiting from that being automated?
#LingComm25
"Why are we automating that? How does it fit into the context we're trying to use it…? Who gets hurt if it goes poorly, if it puts errors? Who gets hurt if it works as intended, and who's benefiting from that being automated?
#LingComm25
What does it mean to talk like a person, and not like a journal?
@mikemena.bsky.social: "It's more than switching vocabulary words. It's relating to a person on a different level."
Try using YOU. Just addressing the reader gives it a whole different vibe.
#LingComm25
@mikemena.bsky.social: "It's more than switching vocabulary words. It's relating to a person on a different level."
Try using YOU. Just addressing the reader gives it a whole different vibe.
#LingComm25
April 10, 2025 at 1:15 PM
What does it mean to talk like a person, and not like a journal?
@mikemena.bsky.social: "It's more than switching vocabulary words. It's relating to a person on a different level."
Try using YOU. Just addressing the reader gives it a whole different vibe.
#LingComm25
@mikemena.bsky.social: "It's more than switching vocabulary words. It's relating to a person on a different level."
Try using YOU. Just addressing the reader gives it a whole different vibe.
#LingComm25
Doing a Linguistics Day for high schoolers? Take a tip on terms from Frances Blanchette.
Morphology? ❌
Wordmaxxing ✅
#LingComm25
Morphology? ❌
Wordmaxxing ✅
#LingComm25
April 9, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Doing a Linguistics Day for high schoolers? Take a tip on terms from Frances Blanchette.
Morphology? ❌
Wordmaxxing ✅
#LingComm25
Morphology? ❌
Wordmaxxing ✅
#LingComm25
@malvinanissim.bsky.social heads up an Ethics in AI course at the University of Groningen, where one final project is to give a presentation to high school students. The uni students report that having to explain concepts to younger people forces them to consider multiple perspectives.
#LingComm25
#LingComm25
April 9, 2025 at 3:23 PM
@malvinanissim.bsky.social heads up an Ethics in AI course at the University of Groningen, where one final project is to give a presentation to high school students. The uni students report that having to explain concepts to younger people forces them to consider multiple perspectives.
#LingComm25
#LingComm25
"You take a complicated subject that everyone THINKS they understand and explain it in a way that people REALLY understand." @grantbarrett.com on a huge value of linguistics and lingcomm training
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#LingComm25
April 9, 2025 at 3:11 PM
"You take a complicated subject that everyone THINKS they understand and explain it in a way that people REALLY understand." @grantbarrett.com on a huge value of linguistics and lingcomm training
#LingComm25
#LingComm25
@Laura Wagner and Cecile McKee are showing how to share linguistics with respect. Right now they're role-playing teaching IPA with nametags, and linguistic concepts with dinosaurs! 🤯
#LingComm25
#LingComm25
April 9, 2025 at 3:05 PM
@Laura Wagner and Cecile McKee are showing how to share linguistics with respect. Right now they're role-playing teaching IPA with nametags, and linguistic concepts with dinosaurs! 🤯
#LingComm25
#LingComm25
Final thoughts on book publishing:
Evangelia Adamou: "I feel personally that there is a lot of pressure to build your own audience. What I liked about @MITPress was they built the audience for me."
#LingComm25
Evangelia Adamou: "I feel personally that there is a lot of pressure to build your own audience. What I liked about @MITPress was they built the audience for me."
#LingComm25
April 8, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Final thoughts on book publishing:
Evangelia Adamou: "I feel personally that there is a lot of pressure to build your own audience. What I liked about @MITPress was they built the audience for me."
#LingComm25
Evangelia Adamou: "I feel personally that there is a lot of pressure to build your own audience. What I liked about @MITPress was they built the audience for me."
#LingComm25
Author Hedde Zeijlstra on publishing: "The hardest thing about writing was that there was a linguist sitting on my shoulder" playing the part of a critic.
"You just have to beat up that person on your shoulder."
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"You just have to beat up that person on your shoulder."
#LingComm25
April 8, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Author Hedde Zeijlstra on publishing: "The hardest thing about writing was that there was a linguist sitting on my shoulder" playing the part of a critic.
"You just have to beat up that person on your shoulder."
#LingComm25
"You just have to beat up that person on your shoulder."
#LingComm25
Tips on podcast audio from @becauselanguage.com
How hard do you go on the edit?
- UMs and UHs have a function, so try to leave them.
- Honour the conversation you had. Don't overwork it.
- Serve the show — if it's distracting, cut it.
And always always always record more than one way.
#LingComm25
How hard do you go on the edit?
- UMs and UHs have a function, so try to leave them.
- Honour the conversation you had. Don't overwork it.
- Serve the show — if it's distracting, cut it.
And always always always record more than one way.
#LingComm25
April 8, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Tips on podcast audio from @becauselanguage.com
How hard do you go on the edit?
- UMs and UHs have a function, so try to leave them.
- Honour the conversation you had. Don't overwork it.
- Serve the show — if it's distracting, cut it.
And always always always record more than one way.
#LingComm25
How hard do you go on the edit?
- UMs and UHs have a function, so try to leave them.
- Honour the conversation you had. Don't overwork it.
- Serve the show — if it's distracting, cut it.
And always always always record more than one way.
#LingComm25
Valerie Friedman has an important tip on publishing (on the English-speaking scene): Agents get paid when you do.
"If an agent is asking you for money up front — run."
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"If an agent is asking you for money up front — run."
#LingComm25
April 8, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Valerie Friedman has an important tip on publishing (on the English-speaking scene): Agents get paid when you do.
"If an agent is asking you for money up front — run."
#LingComm25
"If an agent is asking you for money up front — run."
#LingComm25
Evangelia Adamou: Writing a popsci book is a great way to consolidate yourself as an expert in the field.
However, "popular books don't always count the same [as academic books], especially early in your career. You may want to wait to get tenure first, before writing a popular book."
#LingComm25
However, "popular books don't always count the same [as academic books], especially early in your career. You may want to wait to get tenure first, before writing a popular book."
#LingComm25
April 8, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Evangelia Adamou: Writing a popsci book is a great way to consolidate yourself as an expert in the field.
However, "popular books don't always count the same [as academic books], especially early in your career. You may want to wait to get tenure first, before writing a popular book."
#LingComm25
However, "popular books don't always count the same [as academic books], especially early in your career. You may want to wait to get tenure first, before writing a popular book."
#LingComm25
Valerie Friedman on writing a popular book: "There's a point at which you have the confidence to say what *WE* do, rather than just what *I* do."
#LingComm25
#LingComm25
April 8, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Valerie Friedman on writing a popular book: "There's a point at which you have the confidence to say what *WE* do, rather than just what *I* do."
#LingComm25
#LingComm25
Valerie Friedman has studied "vowel movement".
"I know I can say that in this crowd and not be mistaken for a gastroenterologist."
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"I know I can say that in this crowd and not be mistaken for a gastroenterologist."
#LingComm25
April 8, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Valerie Friedman has studied "vowel movement".
"I know I can say that in this crowd and not be mistaken for a gastroenterologist."
#LingComm25
"I know I can say that in this crowd and not be mistaken for a gastroenterologist."
#LingComm25
Laura Wagner, on measuring impact in lingcomm:
“Not that any of us would ever have wrong ideas… but itš useful to have data to back up that we’re doing things the right way.”
#LingComm25
“Not that any of us would ever have wrong ideas… but itš useful to have data to back up that we’re doing things the right way.”
#LingComm25
April 8, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Laura Wagner, on measuring impact in lingcomm:
“Not that any of us would ever have wrong ideas… but itš useful to have data to back up that we’re doing things the right way.”
#LingComm25
“Not that any of us would ever have wrong ideas… but itš useful to have data to back up that we’re doing things the right way.”
#LingComm25
An interesting insight from Ionica Smeets:
In Netherlands, one goal is to increase public trust in science.
Another is increasing the trust scientists have in the public.
Mutual trust.
#LingComm25
In Netherlands, one goal is to increase public trust in science.
Another is increasing the trust scientists have in the public.
Mutual trust.
#LingComm25
April 8, 2025 at 1:34 PM
An interesting insight from Ionica Smeets:
In Netherlands, one goal is to increase public trust in science.
Another is increasing the trust scientists have in the public.
Mutual trust.
#LingComm25
In Netherlands, one goal is to increase public trust in science.
Another is increasing the trust scientists have in the public.
Mutual trust.
#LingComm25
Ionica Smeets road-tested their youth-oriented maths book. They used this chart to gauge emotional response; this is a good predictor for retention of material.
#LingComm25
#LingComm25
April 8, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Ionica Smeets road-tested their youth-oriented maths book. They used this chart to gauge emotional response; this is a good predictor for retention of material.
#LingComm25
#LingComm25
Ionica Smeets points out that there's a lot that goes into communication! Where do you start?
Answer: yes.
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Answer: yes.
#LingComm25
April 8, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Ionica Smeets points out that there's a lot that goes into communication! Where do you start?
Answer: yes.
#LingComm25
Answer: yes.
#LingComm25
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Watching the Day 2 opening keynote at #LingComm25 from famous Dutch science communicator
@ionica.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy
"You can always tell how much jargon you're allowed to use by how colourful and glossy the photos are in the publication"
@ionica.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy
"You can always tell how much jargon you're allowed to use by how colourful and glossy the photos are in the publication"
April 8, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Watching the Day 2 opening keynote at #LingComm25 from famous Dutch science communicator
@ionica.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy
"You can always tell how much jargon you're allowed to use by how colourful and glossy the photos are in the publication"
@ionica.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy
"You can always tell how much jargon you're allowed to use by how colourful and glossy the photos are in the publication"
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Boy o BOY am I looking forward to today, day 2 of #LingComm25!!! Starting with a plenary from @ionica.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy :)
It's Day 2 of #LingComm25! What are you looking forward to?
- Plenary with Ionica Smeets: Lessons Learned in Science Communication
- Panel: Measuring LingComm impact with Ward Peeters, Laura Wagner, Eva Knopp
- How-to: A complete beginner's guide to podcast audio with @becauselanguage.com
- Plenary with Ionica Smeets: Lessons Learned in Science Communication
- Panel: Measuring LingComm impact with Ward Peeters, Laura Wagner, Eva Knopp
- How-to: A complete beginner's guide to podcast audio with @becauselanguage.com
April 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Boy o BOY am I looking forward to today, day 2 of #LingComm25!!! Starting with a plenary from @ionica.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy :)
Wisdom from Ionica Smeets:
"The more glossy the picture of the magazine you're writing for, the more you have to avoid jargon."
#LingComm25
"The more glossy the picture of the magazine you're writing for, the more you have to avoid jargon."
#LingComm25
April 8, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Wisdom from Ionica Smeets:
"The more glossy the picture of the magazine you're writing for, the more you have to avoid jargon."
#LingComm25
"The more glossy the picture of the magazine you're writing for, the more you have to avoid jargon."
#LingComm25